Protecting the country
Re: “Do you support Trump’s new travel and refugee restrictions?” [Opinion, Jan. 31]: I absolutely support the restrictions. This action should have been undertaken long ago to establish a more coherent vetting process that better separates the worthy from the evil doers. Indeed, Obama identified these seven countries as terrorist hotbeds but refused to act in any way to protect our country, instead holding the door open for them.
The screams from the liberal left are based on lies whose intention it is to divide the country and destroy the new administration. Simple as that. There is little to no truth in anything that they present on this matter which is clearly evident if one takes the time to review the order. Sadly, the political left has the use of the media megaphone to advance its treasonous agenda while the truth remains suppressed.
I applaud Trump for acting decisively to protect the U.S.
— Frank Messina, Yorba Linda
Not the right way to protect us
President Trump’s executive order to initiate a ban on refugees from Muslim-majority nations Mobilbahis is rooted in fear. Refugees from many of these nations are fleeing persecution, just like the pilgrims and other immigrants who founded this nation. My father left his native Pakistan in 1971 (in part due to the pressures of being an Ahmadi Muslim, a minority sect in that country which is subject to persecution) so that his children could grow up and practice Islam freely and without fear of prejudice or bias. And in an ironic twist, it was this inclusiveness by America that allows me to write this letter today as a son of a Muslim immigrant. The leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, his Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad said, “All genuine refugees should be helped by governments and international organizations. They should be allowed to settle until peace is restored in their home countries. … However, it is also important that the authorities remain vigilant and monitor the refugees to ensure that extremists are not allowed to settle under the guise of asylum.” I think our government should follow this wise advise, if we truly want to make America great again.
— Ahsan M. Khan, Fullerton
Practice what you preach
Why do the protestors waste their time protesting the immigration order when they can spend that energy sponsoring a foreign person. If you love them bring them home.
— John Seibert, Laguna Niguel
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